grannyring
Responses from grannyring
| Modern Linestages Well it's not necessary if you're not shooting for the very, very best and trying to push SOTA.If using established means and really not pushing the limits is all one wants, then the push for that last vestage of improvement is a waste of time and... | |
| Modern Linestages Correction - Absolute Sound has the Constellation Altair preamp review not Stereophile. | |
| Modern Linestages Is it not a fair question to ask what prompts a tripling in price for what essentially should be a fairly simple electronic device?"Some preamps are not simple in design and are SOTA accomplishments that push the whole industry further. The curre... | |
| Modern Linestages Atma,Yes, I so understand your post. Yes, it seems the digital medium may in fact be a great source of lost fidelity. There are different roads to the same end and perhaps different experiences based on each of our own perceptions of what fidelity... | |
| Modern Linestages Atmasphere. I understand the point you are making and sure understand how hard it is to put together a well matched system.I am however, not talking about taking a bright this + a dull that + plus a soft this and an agressive that to come up with ... | |
| Modern Linestages It does not correct rather it complements.Big difference and you assume the souce component is perfect and that it is not the case. | |
| Modern Linestages George, I like your passion and I do see things differently it seems.A $30,000 digital source front end is also not perfect and is flawed. All gear is flawed falling short of absolute fidelity because they attempt to recreate the real and natural ... | |
| Modern Linestages A preamp is often times the one component that brings a total system together and just makes it sing. Active or passive, a preamp is just one part of a stereo system intended to create music.True to the source means true to the first link in the s... | |
| Modern Linestages Charles1dad, I have made that same point in a different thread as it seems very reasonable and reality based on my experience with systems well matched for a passive.Let's just say several on that thread left no room for such reasoning and maintai... | |
| Modern Linestages Charles1dad,Well said and spot on based on my experience. Fact is a great active is the heart and soul and often times the difference maker or "magic" in my past systems.Give me the "dinosaur" as it just sound sounds right! Modern sound (high end)... | |
| Modern Linestages Clio09I did factor the costs in my example on builder costs, not full retail. | |
| Modern Linestages Let's look at the cost of some of the key components in a top quality preamp - like my tube preamp.- 45 step Shallco volume control $300 - $450- Duelund/Vcap or like quality coupling caps can cost as much as $200-$500 each depending on size. Mine ... | |
| Review: Tube Research TRL Dude Tube preamp Nice review Carey and my experience with the Dude over the past 2-3 years has been exactly like yours. It is the heart and soul of my system and really turns a stereo system into music!My new Dude shares the same extra 6sn7's per side and extra ca... | |
| Review: TRL, Inc. Dude & Samson Tube preamp Bug, my Dude is really sounding great with my Soundlab speakers as it breaks in. So much depth and the imaging is magic to my ears for sure.I have about 150 hours on the Dude now. | |
| Have you treated your listening space? I tried a host of room treatments and achieved the best sound when I sold most of the stuff and used things like tall ficus trees, carpet, book shelves, proper speaker placement, etc...I now have great sound and a great looking room. |